It’s the S-A-Double D-I-Q, and he wants to get involved with you! Raphael Saadiq gained fame during his time with Tony! Toni! Tone! Since leaving the group, Raphael has gained little commercial success, but his music has gotten distinctively better. For that, Raphael Saadiq gets our Artist of the Week award. This Oakland-born singer/songwriter recently …
What can be said about a man who is a legend? Johnny Cash is by far the biggest name to receive our Artist of the Week. There are countless stories of his legend and mortality, but nonetheless Cash is LEGENDARY! Whether you consider him a country artist, gospel singer, rockabilly or rockstar, one theme remains: …
Let me start by screaming: RAP is CRAP! Now that I got that off my chest I can continue. I hate to sound like your old uncle who talks about music sucking and how the music he grew up with was great but think about it; Rap is now all packaged up in a pretty …
Being a musician in Los Angeles is certainly not easy with the hard work and seemingly endless touring. Meiko is an LA based singer/songwriter who has been touring to support her self-titled debut album for several years now and because she has worked so hard, we have named her our Artist of the Week. This …
Reluctantly Crouched at the Starting Line/Engines Pumping and Thumping in Time/ The Green Light Flashes/The Flags Go Up. John McCrea of CAKE is going the distance, and the prize is Artist of the Week! CAKE is a band that has been around since 1993. On the surface, CAKE is a band whose sound is fun-loving …
The crowd goes crazy as the Karate master whispers in Johnny’s ear, “Sweep the Legs.” What happens next? Movie magic! Ralph Macchio, broken legs and all, crouches like a crippled hawk and defeats the evil villain Johnny in the Karate Kid. At that moment Natasha Khan was hooked. So much so that she dedicated a …
 Here at ETS, we love all types of music. I grew up listening to everything except country music. I think we all get tired of listening to the same type of musical genre, and I think we all have different tastes in music. I do not want to be labeled as an Indie blogger …
The dog days of summer are quickly approaching. Obviously Florence & the Machine didn’t get the memo! They pronounced that the “Dog Days Are Over” on their first Ep released in April, “A Lot of Love A Lot of Blood”. The London-based redhead, Florence Welch makes you kiss her fist on her debut album “Lungs”, …
ÂżQ ue Onda Guero? Born & raised in L.A., Beck must have heard that often from friends. Armed with phat beats and phat lyrics, Beck managed to cross-over from the indie scene to the mainstream and back to the indie scene over the years. Growing up in the melting pot that is L.A., Beck was …
Who said the Queen is Dead? Not only is the Queen alive, but she’s kicking some major ass! Ida Maria is the “Queen of the World” and it is only fitting that royalty gets the inaugural Artist of the Week. Hailing from Norway, Ida Maria has made a recent splash here in the U.S. Her …